Indiana § 36-9-27-55 Establishing new regulated drains; inspection and preliminary report
by county surveyor

Indiana Statutes

§ 36-9-27-55 — Establishing new regulated drains; inspection and preliminary report by county surveyor

Indiana § 36-9-27-55

Title 36LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Art. 9TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC WORKS

Ch. 27Drainage Law

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Ind. Code § 36-9-27-55 (2026).

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When the county surveyor has accepted a petition and marked it filed under section 54 of this chapter, the county surveyor shall make a personal inspection of the land described in the petition and file with the board a written preliminary report stating:

(1)whether the proposed drain is practicable;

(2)whether the proposed drain will improve the public health, benefit a public highway in a county or a public street in a municipality, drain the grounds of a public school, or be of public utility; and

(3)whether the costs, damages, and expenses of the proposed drain will probably be less than the benefits accruing to the owners of land likely to be benefited. In determining whether the proposed drain is practicable, the county surveyor may consider changing the route of the proposed drai

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When the county surveyor has accepted a
petition and marked it filed under section 54 of this chapter, the county
surveyor shall make a personal inspection of the land described in the
petition and file with the board a written preliminary report stating:
(1) whether the proposed drain is practicable;
(2) whether the proposed drain will improve the public health,
benefit a public highway in a county or a public street in a
municipality, drain the grounds of a public school, or be of public
utility; and
(3) whether the costs, damages, and expenses of the proposed
drain will probably be less than the benefits accruing to the
owners of land likely to be benefited.
In determining whether the proposed drain is practicable, the county
surveyor may consider changing the route of the proposed drain from
that set forth in the petition to conform with sound engineering
principles.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation:
19-4-2-4.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.101. Amended by
P.L.127-2017, SEC.344.